As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
As ſmoke is driuen away, ſo driue them away: as waxe melteth before the fire, ſo let the wicked periſh at the preſence of God.
אָבַד , verb, ʾavad — to perish (value 7)
H6,
אָבַד ʼâbad, aw-bad'; a primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy):—break, destroy(-uction), not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, × and surely, take, be undone, × utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed
(Qal)
perish, die, be exterminated
perish, vanish (fig.)
be lost, strayed
(Piel)
to destroy, kill, cause to perish, to give up (as lost), exterminate
to blot out, do away with, cause to vanish, (fig.)
cause to stray, lose
(Hiphil)
to destroy, put to death
of divine judgment
object name of kings (fig.)
Used in 174 Verses, 25 Books 179  Occurrence Count
אֱלֹהִים , masculine noun, ʾelohiym — God, god (value 86)
H430,
אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'; plural of H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative:—angels, × exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), × (very) great, judges, × mighty.(plural)
rulers, judges
divine ones
angels
gods
(plural intensive - singular meaning)
god, goddess
godlike one
works or special possessions of God
the (true) God
God
Used in 2245 Verses, 35 Books 2582  Occurrence Count
אֵשׁ , feminine noun, ʾeysh — a fire (value 301)
H784,
אֵשׁ ʼêsh, aysh; a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively):—burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.fire
fire, flames
supernatural fire (accompanying theophany)
fire (for cooking, roasting, parching)
altar-fire
God's anger (fig.)
Used in 346 Verses, 33 Books 376  Occurrence Count
דּוֹנַג , masculine noun, donag — wax (as melting) (value 63)
H1749,
דּוֹנַג dôwnag, do-nag'; of uncertain derivation; wax;:—wax.wax (always figurative 'of melting')
Used in 4 Verses, 2 Books 4  Occurrence Count
מָסַס , verb, masas — to dissolve, melt (value 160)
H4549,
מָסַס mâçaç, maw-sas'; a primitive root; to liquefy; figuratively, to waste (with disease), to faint (with fatigue, fear or grief):—discourage, faint, be loosed, melt (away), refuse, × utterly.to dissolve, melt
(Qal) to waste away
(Niphal)
to melt, vanish, drop off, melt away
to faint, grow fearful (fig.)
wasted, worthless (participle)
(Hiphil) to cause to melt
Used in 20 Verses, 11 Books 20  Occurrence Count
נָדַף , verb, nadaf — to drive, drive asunder (value 134)
H5086,
נָדַף nâdaph, naw-daf'; a primitive root; to shove asunder, i.e. disperse:—drive (away, to and fro), thrust down, shaken, tossed to and fro.to drive, drive away, drive asunder
(Qal) to drive about
(Niphal) to be driven, be driven about
Used in 8 Verses, 5 Books 9  Occurrence Count
עָשָׁן , masculine noun, ʿashan — smoke (value 420)
H6227,
עָשָׁן ʻâshân, aw-shawn'; from H6225; smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger):—smoke(-ing).smoke
smoke
in metaphor, simile
smoke (fig.)
Used in 24 Verses, 13 Books 24  Occurrence Count
פָּנִים , masculine noun, paniym — face, faces (value 180)
H6440,
פָּנִים pânîym, paw-neem'; plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה pâneh; from H6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.):— accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, × as (long as), at, battle, because (of), beseech, countenance, edge, employ, endure, enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, × him(-self), honourable, impudent, in, it, look(-eth) (-s), × me, meet, × more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), × on, open, out of, over against, the partial, person, please, presence, prospect, was purposed, by reason of, regard, right forth, serve, × shewbread, sight, state, straight, street, × thee, × them(-selves), through ( -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), upon, upside ( down), with(-in, -stand), × ye, × you.face
face, faces
presence, person
face (of seraphim or cherubim)
face (of animals)
face, surface (of ground)
as adv of loc/temp
before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
with prep
in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
Used in 1891 Verses, 38 Books 2118  Occurrence Count
רָשָׁע , adjective, rashaʿ — wicked, criminal (value 570)
H7563,
רָשָׁע râshâʻ, raw-shaw'; from H7561; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person:— condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.wicked, criminal
guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst)
wicked (hostile to God)
wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)
Used in 248 Verses, 20 Books 261  Occurrence Count
| Psalm 68:2Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| כְּהִנְדֹּ֥ף עָשָׁ֗ן תִּ֫נְדֹּ֥ף כְּהִמֵּ֣ס דּ֭וֹנַג מִפְּנֵי־אֵ֑שׁ יֹאבְד֥וּ רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים מִפְּנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִֽים׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| As smoke |
H6227ʿashan |
עָשָׁן |
420 |
| is driven away, |
H5086nadaf |
נָדַף |
134 |
| so drive them away: |
H5086nadaf |
נָדַף |
134 |
| as wax |
H1749donag |
דּוֹנַג |
63 |
| melteth |
H4549masas |
מָסַס |
160 |
| before |
H6440paniym |
פָּנִים |
180 |
| the fire, |
H784ʾeysh |
אֵשׁ |
301 |
| so let the wicked |
H7563rashaʿ |
רָשָׁע |
570 |
| perish |
H6ʾavad |
אָבַד |
7 |
| at the presence |
H6440paniym |
פָּנִים |
180 |
| of God. |
H430ʾelohiym |
אֱלֹהִים |
86 |
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